Manga Mavericks

🚨NEW LICENSE🚨 First Time in Taiwan: A Delicious Adventure By Muta Yuki (@muta_a) This food travelogue manga explores the tasty and varied food of Taiwan, told through the visage of cute animal avatars! Coming in October 2025!

Naoki Urasawa is currently on tour to commemorate the release of his third musical album “Love Songs” As someone who saw him live in Barcelona, seeing the great sing and draw on stage is an unforgettable experience!

Cover for volume #3 of Chigusa Ichihara’s (Akatsuki Jihen) noh manga “Shite no Hana -Nougakushi Haga Kotarou no Sakikata” Recommended by “Akane banashi” author Yuki Suenaga Check out our impression of the series in the link below 👇

Cover for volume #8 of Yuhiro Tsujitsugu's “Snow Ball Earth.” This series runs in Shougakukan's Seinen magazine “Gekkan! Spirits.” @VIZMedia releases the series in English @PaniniManga Releases it in French. Anime coming in 2026! Check out our review of the series here:…

Switching it up to Manga community news: WSSTB announced at #SDCC2025 they will be rebranding themselves as Strict Algorithm • The change will go into effect by the end of August • The page will continue to focus on Shougakukan content while adding new things down the road

The Wednesday Diary this week comes from Kanehito Yamada who states the obvious --"It's hot." I've said it before, but it bears repeating --Tsukasa Abe's artwork is beautiful, but I like Yamada's rounder, simpler designs just as much.

㊙️ Yaiba production secrets unveiled! 🤫 ⚔️ This was originally shown at @AnimeExpo but now is available for general audiences! It was WIT Studio who begged to get this reboot going (though the effort on the animation should make that obvious) Watch now ⬇️…

🚨IMPORTANT NEWS🚨 Announced today at @mangamavericks #SDCC2025 industry panel: Starting in August, “Weekly Shogakukan Edition” as it is now will be absorbed into my new LLC “Strict Algorithm.” Fast facts: ✅By the end of August this and all of our accounts will have changed…

Thank you to @mangamavericks for the gift! I can’t wait to read these. And huge congrats on publishing your first manga licenses! 👏🏻👏🏻 Can’t wait to see what’s next. ☺️

ICYMI, “Path From Tanuki Temple“ author Shinkuro Koma was gracious enough to share a message with Manga Mavericks books readers! #Sdcc2025

“Pipe Machine” creator Takuji Umihara was gracious enough to share a message with Manga Mavericks Books readers! #Sdcc2025

New License from @mangamavericks Books at #SDCC Pipe Machine by Takuji Umihara

New License from @mangamavericks Books at #SDCC Path from Tanuki Temple by Shinkuro Koma

Writing the description for this was such a delight! It gets my full recommendation!

I describe this one as “Earthbound meets Doraemon if it locked in. Please get it when it’s out.

#SDCC flash sale! We have books, but we want you to have them! To help start a beautiful relationship, we're offering 25 percent off all print books all weekend long!!

NEW SDCC ANNOUNCEMENT Pipe Machine by Takuji Umihara (kani2205.seesaa.net) A strange and humorous sci-fi adventure with unique art and memorable characters! Expected Release date March 2026 (Print/Digital)

NEW SDCC ANNOUNCEMENT Path From Tanuki Temple by Shinkuro Koma (@tOSfcFh4cA69340) A hand drawn full color adventure manga featuring a Tanuki princess and her friends embarking on a grand adventure! Expected Release date April 2026 (Print/Digital)

Craving more indie manga? Manga Mavericks Books is at #SDCC2025 to announce some more! If you aren’t at SDCC, don’t worry, we’ll be posting the new titles on our socials shortly after the panel!

I’m not on the panel this year, (which means you’ll have to live without my hot takes, if you call that living) but don’t despair, I’m taking on the lofty duty of time keeper! The gang is bringing their best and worst, so you won’t wanna miss it!

Excited to be returning for my third year of Best & Worst Manga!